Wow, this drug has really lifted my mood! Before having this added to my Zoloft, I cried almost constantly and often had feelings of suicide(in the passive sense). I feel more alive, have less bad thoughts, has helped me with my anxiety and has motivated me and given me a new lease on life! Also, I am not so fearful of things like I used to be. The only problem is I don't get as much sleep as I used to but all things considered, I am willing to deal with this and hope this goes away in time.

Wow! I am amazed how good I feel. I take 5 mg with Zoloft 150 mg; I have been on Zoloft for years. I feel more confident in my daily routine...Not neagative anymore. My husband say's that he is happy to hear me laugh again. The only side affect I seem to have is trouble breathing. Not sure if that is from the drug or that I have quite smoking since November of 09'.

Works well A real miracle drug for me - great results.

Works very fast, gag reflux first few days then went away, on 2mg couldn't get out of bed crying, within 48 hrs this med had me up at the gym taking care of my 4 kids again, only down side is fast weight gain so my doc put me on topamax to mood stabilize and stop the weight gain, so far feel great!!!

Works great, but worried about the weight. I recently switched from Risperdal 2mg to Abilify 10mg. My pdoc had me cross-taper the two medications over a two week period, and I have been on Abilify 10mg and completely off the Risperdal for a week now.

So far, Abilify seems to be working very well in controlling the psychotic symptoms. The only real problem I am having so far is that Abilify doesn't seem to be as effective as the Risperdal in controlling my moods. I get upset/worked up more easily now, although not nearly as bad or as often as when I wasn't on any medication at all.

With Risperdal, nothing could make me mad or upset. Everything was easy breezy, although I felt a little bit like a zombie (not emotions at all). The only reason I got off the Risperdal was because I had gained 62 pounds in a year on it. I went from 110 pounds to 172 pounds.

I have read that abilify does not cause as much weight gain, so I am hoping to lose weight. However I have read all of the above responses and I see that one person did gain weight on it, so I am a little worried. Can anyone else offer their experience with weight gain/weight loss after taking Abilify?

Update: I have been off of Risperdal and on just Abilify for almost three weeks now. So far I have lost 6 pounds. I hope I keep losing! I am also finding that it's starting to work better for my moods than it was in the beginning. I guess it takes awhile to really get going.

Update: I have been on abilify for almost five weeks now, and have lost seven pounds. I had hoped that I would lose weight faster based on what I had lost in the first couple of weeks, but I guess seven pounds in one month isn't too bad. I forgot to mention before that although I had trouble sleeping in the beginning, that has pretty much gone away.

Upadate: It has been about eight weeks since I have been off of Risperdal and on just Abilify, and I have lost ten pounds so far. That is without really exercising (I'm not working ye

Works great but bad side effects for me. Switched from Zyprexa because of 15 lb. weight gain in 1 month. Abilify worked great for my BP mood stabilization. The side effects were bad tho and i stopped taking it. They were: Over salivation, holding my mouth funny, urination pain, severe stomach pain. Now starting Geodon, hopefully will work better. I take it with Wellbutrin XL.

Works for me so far.... I had been on Seroquel to help me with OCD and generalized Anxiety but could not tolerate the sedation, so my doctor switched me to Abilify. This drug seems to work very well overall. The biggest side effect is a feeling of being extremely wired, which gradually melts away after a few weeks ( in the mean time, it might be a good time to build that deck you've been planning:) ). I gave it a low ease of use score because I find myself having to splt a tiny pill into 4 pieces in order to get the dosage right (in otherwards, splitting a 10 mg pill into 4 roughly 2.5 mg pills). My pharmacist says that 5 Mg pills are now availible, however.
Since switching I have been having trouble sleeping at night, but I have had problems with insomnia all my life and I think they were just being "quelled" by the Seroquel. We are now trying Ambien for the insomnia (another story!)

Overall, I think this is probably the best drug I have tried yet for my OCD and generalized anxiety, although I have only been on it a few weeks...

works for me It has helped me alot. It has done away with most of my paranioa and negative thinking. I still have them but not as bad. I tried high dose. Not a good idea for me. I am taking 300 mg lamactial also along with 6 mg konapin. have felt good since got meds to right dose. Just curious if it will last.

Works for me Abilify was added to me regime almost four years ago. I was already on Geodon and and anti-depressant (forget which one). I was in a state of depression, paranoia, and low energy. This drug did not fix everything but it did give my energy level a boost. I find I tolerate it well and it is easy to take. I have had a tremor for some time. I think it's from the Geodon, can't be sure though.

WORKS FOR ME Abilify has done well for me. It has the least side affects of any antipsychotic med I have taken. It is expensive though.

Working well Working well with a combo of SSRI and SSNRI and fish oil.

Working Really Well I started on 5 and went up to 10mg. Started to have muscle stiffness and my doc decreased back to 5mg. So far it seems to be working ok. My depression and mood instability seem to be in check right now. Hopefully with the decreased dose it will stay that way.
10/15/05 UPDATE: My mood started to drop on the 5mg so my doc upped it to 7.5mg. That seems to be working well without the muscle stiffness. My therapist says she thinks I'm "wired" on the Abilify.

12/12/05 UPDATE: I'm doing great. My mood has been good and stable and my chronic self-harm thoughts/urges are almost completely gone. Both my psychiatrist and Ob/Gyn are comfortable with me taking this drug if I get pregnant (we may be trying for that soon).